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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Jay Flood has announced the release of Porteus 2.0, a Slackware-based live CD with a choice of KDE 4, LXDE, Razor-qt and Xfce desktops: "The
Porteus community is excited to announce that Porteus 2.0 final is now
available for immediate download. This is the first stable release of
our Standard and Xfce editions based on Slackware Linux 14.0. Here are
some of the major changes between version 1.2 and version 2.0: Linux
kernel upgraded to version 3.7.8; Razor-qt replaced Trinity as the
desktop environment for the 32-bit standard edition; all desktops were
upgraded to their latest stable versions - KDE 4.9.5, Razor-qt 0.5.2,
Xfce 4.10 (Thunar upgraded to 1.6.2), LXDE (latest components except for
PCManFM), Firefox upgraded to version 18.0.2; Porteus package manager
now resolves all dependencies such as Python and Perl...."

Porteus is a fast, portable and modular live CD/USB medium based on
Slackware Linux. The distribution started as a community remix of Slax,
another Slackware-based live CD, with KDE 3 as the default desktop for
the i486 edition and a stripped-down KDE 4 as the desktop environment
for the x86_64 flavour. The lightweight LXDE is available as an
alternative desktop environment.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Fabio Erculiani has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 11, a Gentoo-based distribution available in GNOME 3, KDE, MATE and Xfce flavours: "We're
here once again to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon 11 in
all of its tier 1 flavours. If you really enjoyed Sabayon 10, this is a
release you cannot miss! There you have it, a shiny distro for your
home computer, your laptop and your servers, virtualized or not. Linux
Kernel 3.7 with BFQ iosched, GNOME 3.6.2, KDE 4.9.5 (upgraded to 4.10.1
as soon as it is available), Xfce 4.10, LibreOffice 3.6.3 are just some
of the things you will find inside the box. Complete EFI/UEFI and UEFI
SecureBoot support, greatly improved NVIDIA Optimus support through
Bumblebee, MATE 1.4 for those missing GNOME 2.x...."

Sabayon Linux is a Gentoo-based distribution which follows the
works-out-of-the-box philosophy, aiming to give the user a wide number
of applications that are ready for use and a self-configured operating
system. Sabayon offers the user an easy-to-use workspace with a
captivating look, good hardware detection and a large number of
up-to-date software packages installed by default, with additional
software available from a repository. Sabayon is available in several
flavors featuring respectively the KDE, GNOME, LXDE, Xfce and
Enlightenment desktop environments.Download : Sabayon 11 GNOMESabayon 11 KDESabayon 11 XfceSabayon 11 MATE

Colin Watson has announced the release of Ubuntu 12.04.2, the latest update of the distribution's current long-term support version: "The
Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
(Long-Term Support) for its Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products,
as well as other flavours of Ubuntu with long-term support. To help
support a broader range of hardware, the 12.04.2 release adds an updated
kernel and X stack for new installations on x86 architectures, and
matches the ability of 12.10 to install on systems using UEFI firmware
with Secure Boot enabled. As usual, this point release includes many
updates, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer
updates will need to be downloaded after installation."

Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available
with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is
built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software
should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable
by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and
that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their
software in whatever way they see fit. "Ubuntu" is an ancient African
word, meaning "humanity to others". The Ubuntu distribution brings the
spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

The first development build of antiX 13 is now ready for testing. antiX is a Debian-based lightweight and fast Linux distribution that should work well on ageing computer systems. This beta release comes in a "base" flavour only which means Fluxbox or JWM, but no IceWM and no office suite. From the release announcement: "antiX 13 beta1 base ISO images are available for testing in 32-bit and 64-bit editions. What's new? Linux kernel 3.6.11; dist-upgrade as of 7 January 2013; more options in meta installer; MuPDF replaces ePDFView and zathura; Midnight Commander removed, use Ranger for CLI file manager; installers now give XFS, JFS and ext2 as options, Btrfs is available, but only use for data, not for installing onto; numerous internal changes to antiX scripts. Enjoy!"

antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy-to-install Linux live CD distribution based on Debian's "Testing" branch for x86 compatible systems. antiX offers users the "antiX Magic" in an environment suitable for old computers. The goal of antiX is to provide a light, but fully functional and flexible free operating system for both newcomers and experienced users of Linux. It should run on most computers, ranging from 64 MB old PII 266 systems with pre-configured 128 MB swap to the latest powerful boxes. 128 MB RAM is recommended minimum for antiX. The installer needs minimum 2.2 GB hard disk size. antiX can also be used as a fast-booting rescue CD.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Jos Poortvliet has announced the availability of the first release candidate for openSUSE 12.3, scheduled for final release on 13 March, is out and ready for testing: "The openSUSE project would like to announce the first release candidate of version 12.3 of its popular Linux distribution. Major updates include the KDE desktop environment 4.10, GNOME 3.6 and Linux kernel 3.7.6. This preview includes a large number of fixes made to Factory since the beta, as well as the last major set of version updates. RC1 needs a real workout to ensure we fix any remaining issues in time, so don't wait for RC2, put it on your spare disk and give it a try now. Major changes include: PackageKit 0.8.7, Apper 0.8, fcitx 4.2.7, MariaDB replaces MySQL...."

Download : DVD, GNOME [LiveCD], KDE [LiveCD]The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by Novell.
Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, this program provides free, easy
access to openSUSE, a complete Linux distribution. The openSUSE project
has three main goals: make openSUSE the easiest Linux for anyone to
obtain and the most widely used Linux distribution; leverage open source
collaboration to make openSUSE the world's most usable Linux
distribution and desktop environment for new and experienced Linux
users; dramatically simplify and open the development and packaging
processes to make openSUSE the platform of choice for Linux developers
and software vendors.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Alan Baghumian has announced the availability of an updated build of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0, a desktop distribution and live DVD based on Debian's "testing" branch: "To
celebrate our 8th anniversary, we decided to release an updated version
of Parsix GNU/Linux 4.0 code name 'Gloria'. This version ships with a
brand-new kernel based on Linux 3.2.37 and merges Debian testing updates
as of January 30, 2013. Parsix 'Gloria' is the project's first release
with the GNOME 3 series and it ships with LibreOffice productivity suit
by default. Gloria has a brand-new software package manager. Highlights:
GNOME 3.4.2, X.Org 7.7, GRUB 2, GNU Iceweasel 18.0.1, GParted 0.12.1,
Empathy 3.4.2.3, LibreOffice 3.5.4, VirtualBox 4.1.18. The live DVD has
been compressed using Squashfs and xz."

Parsix GNU/Linux is a live and installation DVD based on Debian
GNU/Linux. The project's goal is to provide a ready-to-use and
easy-to-install operating system based on Debian's testing branch and
the latest stable release of the GNOME desktop environment. Extra
software packages are available for installation from the distribution's
own software repositories. Download : Parsix GNU/Linux

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of Linux Lite 1.0.4, an Ubuntu-based distribution with a customised Xfce desktop: "Linux
Lite 1.0.4 final for 32-bit processors with PAE support has been
released. If you already have the CVF version installed, there is no
immediate need to install this final version, just keep updating via
Install Updates on the Menu. The only change of note is the updating of
the Help & Support manual. Changelog: all system software updated;
Firefox 18.0, added new default theme and icon set; added Steam for
Linux (requires NVIDIA driver 304.22 or higher or ATI experimental
drivers); added keyboard shortcuts information to the Help & Support
manual; added open USB storage device in file manager on insert; added
two new right-click menu options, Task Manager and Screenshot; replaced
PCManFM with Thunar...."For download all kind of Linux : getmelinux.info

Linux Lite is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS and featuring the Xfce desktop. For download all kind of Linux : getmelinux.info

Friday, February 1, 2013

Newly updated builds of PCLinuxOS "KDE" and "KDE MiniME" editions, version 2013.02, have been released: "PCLinuxOS
KDE and KDE-MiniME 2013.02 are now available for download. These are
32-bit quarterly update ISO images which can also be installed on 64-bit
computers. With respect to the previous KDE editions these ISO images
have the following changes and additions: KDE 4.9.5, Linux kernel 3.2.1;
latest full set of NVIDIA drivers; Konsole with additional root
profile. KDE 2013.02 has all the additions from MiniME above and was
built to provide a general purpose KDE desktop computing environment.
The DVD includes popular tools for office, audio, video, graphics, and
Internet applications (LibreOffice, GIMP, Skype, TeamViewer, Dropbox,
VirtualBox, etc.), as well as additional drivers and tools to set up
your hardware."

Features:
Kernel 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs for maximum desktop performance.
Full KDE 4.9.5 Desktop.
Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support.
Multimedia playback support for many popular formats.
Wireless support for many network devices.
Printer support for many local and networked printer devices.
Addlocale allows you to convert PCLinuxOS into over 60 languages.
LibreOffice Manager can install LibreOffice supporting over 100 languages.
MyLiveCD allows you to take a snapshot of your installation and burn it to a LiveCD/DVD.
PCLinuxOS-liveusb – allows you to install PCLinuxOS on a USB key disk